In the midst of suffering, pain and the hopelessness men and women face in the world, we want them to know that there is hope. A triumphant hope in the midst of darkness. "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." [2 Corinthians 2:14]

Sunday, September 7, 2008

A, W. Tozer Quotes

"Without faith it is impossible to please God, but not all faith pleases God." Of God and Men

"The flaw in current evangelism lies in its humanistic approach. It struggles to be supernaturalistic but never quite makes it. It is frankly fascinated by the great, noisy, aggressive world with its big names, its hero worship, its wealth and its garish pageantry. To the millions of disappointed persons who have always yearned for worldly glory but never attained to it, the modern evangel offers quick and easy short cut to their heart’s desire. Peace of mind, happiness, prosperity, social acceptance, publicity, success in sports, business, the entertainment field and perchance to sit occasionally at the same banquet table with celebrity - all this on earth and heaven at last. Certainly no insurance company can offer half as much." Born After Midnight

"Real faith invariably produces holiness of heart and righteousness of life." Man, The Dwelling Place of God

"To most people God is an inference, not a reality." Pursuit of God

"As one fairly familiar with the contemporary religious scene, I say without hesitation that a part, a very large part, of the activities carried on today in evangelical circles are not only influenced by pragmatism but almost completely controlled by it. Religious methodology is geared to it; it appears large in our youth meetings; magazines and books constantly glorify it; conventions are dominated by it; and the whole religious atmosphere is alive with it." God Tells the Man Who Cares

"Often acts done in the spirit of religious irritation have consequences far beyond anything we could have guessed. " Of God and Men

"Whence then does the true fear of God arise? From the knowledge of our own sinfulness and a sense of he presence of God." The Root of Righteousness

"What does holiness mean? Is it a negative kind of piety...No, of course not! Holiness in the Bible means moral wholeness - a positive quality which actually includes kindness, mercy, purity, moral blamelessness and godliness. It is always to be thought of in a positive, white intensity of degree." I Call it Heresy

"Our Lord told His disciples that love and obedience were organically united. The final test of love is obedience." The Incredible Christian

"So today we have the astonishing spectacle of millions of dollars being poured into the unholy job of providing earthly entertainment for the so-called sons of heaven. Religious entertainment is in many places rapidly crowding out the serious things of God. Many churches these days have become little more than poor theatres where fifth-rate "produces" peddle their shoddy wares with the full approval of evangelical leaders who can even quote a holy text in defense of their delinquency. And hardly a man dares to raise his voice against it." The Root of Righteousness

"The unattended garden will soon be overrun with weeds; the heart that fails to cultivate truth and root out error will shortly be a theological wilderness." Man, The Dwelling Place of God

"Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience." Of God and Men "When we go to God with a request, there are two conditions we must meet: [1] we must pray in the will of God, and [2] we must be living lives pleasing to God." Does God Always Answer Prayer

"Faith, as Paul saw it, was a living, flaming thing leading to surrender and obedience to the commandments of Christ." Paths to Power

"...the religion of today is not transforming the people; rather it is being transformed by people. It is not raising the moral level of society; it is descending to society's own level and congratulating itself that it has scored a victory because society is smilingly accepting its surrender." The Price of Neglect

"...we have salvation without righteousness and right doctrine without right deeds." Of God and Men

"The need for solitude and quietness was never so great than it is today." Of God and Men

"When the followers of Jesus Christ lose their interest in heaven they will no longer be happy Christians and when they are no longer happy Christians they cannot be a powerful force in a sad and sinful world." Who Put Jesus on the Cross

"The man that believes will obey; failure to obey is convincing proof that there is no true faith present. To attempt the impossible God must give faith or there will be none, and He gives faith to the obedient heart only." Man the Dwelling Place of God

"In that presence [presence of God], Isaiah found no place for joking or for clever cynicism or for human familiarity. He found strangeness in God, that is, a presence unknown to the sinful and worldly and self-sufficient human." Whatever Happened to Worship?

"It is scarcely possible in most paces to get anyone to attend a meeting where the only attraction is God." Man the Dwelling Place of God

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